Master Dragonhealer Daverk

Player: Madeleine

Persona's Name: Daverk
Age: 67
Rank: Master Dragonhealer

Description: Daverk is of medium height, and despite his age, thin as a rail. His copper hair is more than half gray. He had bright blue eyes in his youth, but they have faded to gray. His face is extremely tanned, with wrinkles around his mouth and eyes. He's still well built, but has lost a lot of his muscle due to his various illnesses.

Personality: Daverk is as stubborn as they come. He is stuck in his way of doing things, and is extremely reluctant to change. He has a quick and clever mind, but prefers to use it for what he wants to do. Doesn't like to take orders, but loves to give them.

Gender/preference: Male, Heterosexual

History: Daverk was born to a pair of jewelsmiths at a cothold outside of Nabol Hold. They started teaching him their trade as soon as he was old enough, but he never really took to the trade. When he was 9, he was visiting High Reaches Weyr with his father to barter for more supplies. He wandered into the Dragon Infirmary, and watched as one of the dragonhealers was operating on a flit. He stood there in amazement until the healer, thinking he was an apprentice, directed him to help. Daverk did as he was told, seeming to have a knack for what the healer asked him to do. When he was finished, his father wandered in, looking for Daverk. The dragonhealer said that he wanted this boy as his apprentice. So Daverk entered the dragonhealing trade. He was delighted at having found something to make his life's work of. He had an unusually early start, and made Journeyman earlier than most of his classmates. By age 34 he was a Master, and one of the most advanced Dragonhealers of his time. Stationed at Igen Weyr, he continued to experiment, looking for new ways to do things, even when he was told it'd never work. He was stubborn and determined, and eventually did make minor improvements. He was so wrapped up in his studies that he almost missed out on meeting his wife, a greenrider named Verilia. He had been spending sometime with a Healer named Morgenna, but managed to click with Verilia almost the minute he met her. Despite the complications that this seemed to present, they managed to make a lasting relationship. They had two children, who they fostered out and never saw. Things went well until Verilia and her green disappeared /between/. Daverk had a heart attack when he heard the news, and was slow to recover. He refused to stop working, even though he had already been replaced with another Master and was still weak. Daverk continued to get up in the mornings and head to the Dragon Infirmary to do what needed to be done. He was sent to Southern Weyr because of the warm climate. One of the first people he met when he was there was Morgenna. The two of them had sparks fly between them -- and not necessarily the romantic kind! Daverk was more stubborn than ever, and Morgenna would not yield either. Eventually, though, they settled their major differences and began seeing each other, until Daverk was sent to Monaco Bay to fill a gap there, while still keeping him in the warm climate. Twelve turns later, Daverk had shown some improvement, but not enough that they were willing to send him anywhere but South, or let him hold a full time position. Monaco Bay had a good support staff, but the relatively new Mountain Song Weyr needed assistance, so Daverk was shunted yet again.

Pets: Veri, green wher. Sickly and fragile, Veri needs Daverk to give her a lot of care all the time.

Crafter: Yes
Craft: Dragonhealing
Craft Rank: Master
Specialties: Treating severe external injuries